Anil Chaturvedi is one of the most respected figures in the banking industry today. It was in 1971 that he graduated fromIndia’s Meerut University. At that time he obtained his bachelors degree in economics. Anil then went on to earn his masters degree from the Delhi School of Economics in Delhi, India. Since his graduation from college, Anil Chaturvedi has been in a number of high profile postings in the highly competetive world of banking. These positions include working for the State Bank of India in the role of a branch manager and later as the head of the North American brand of ANZ Grindlays Bank located in New York City, New York. He also spent time working for Merrill Lynch. Currently, Anil is serving in the role of managing director for Hinduja Bank in Switzerland. Anil has a reputation as a foremost expert in the areas of investment banking as well as private and corporate banking. He regularly serves as a corporate advisor in the area of international transactions between India and Europe.

Anil Chaturvedi recently had a lot to say about the role of banking in a global economy. He notes that there are in fact, several types of banks that include corporate, private and retail. There are different types of banks fordifferent types of customers with different types of needs. Of the different types of banks that exist, investment banks exist in a niche that is quite definitively their own due to the fact that they don’t take deposits and instead provide services to different individuals, businesses and organizations that need to find ways to raise necessary capital. Investment banks also work in the role of assisting with acquisitions and mergers.

The major factor that Anil Chaturvedi wants consumers to remember is that though banks sometimes get a bad reputation, such as the pr that they received during the financial crisis of 2008, the fact is that banks are a necessary entity and critical to the way that capitalist, free market economies work. Without the existence of banks, the reality is that entrepreneurs would be left with few real options in terms of their ability to generate the needed startup capital for their business ventures.

Anil Chaturvedi is a well-experienced banker that holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (honors) from Meerut University and an M.B.A from Delhi School of Economics at Delhi University. He boasts a four decades experience from some of the leading international banks specializing in corporate and private banking, investment banking, commercial banking and corporate advisory business with a special focus on cross-border transactions between Europe and India.

He has held many significant positions ranging from branch manager, country head to an international manager. He is currently the managing director of Hinduja Bank located in Geneva Switzerland, a position he has held since the year 2011. Among his key responsibilities are developing the corporate advisory business that includes facilitating cross-border strategic alliances between companies in Asia, USA, Europe and India mergers and acquisitions, sale and restructuring of distressed assets, credit syndication, international organizations and capital raising from institutional investors. Before his current position, Anil worked for 17 years and ten months as the international managing director of Merrill Lynch in New York City. In this position, he specialized in tailor-made investment solutions for ultra high net worth individuals and was theleading private bankerthat covered global Indians located in USA, Europe, Asia, and India. He was also among the top advisors in the world’s largest wealth management company and a member of the Circle of Champions.

Another position that Anil filled before was the Vice President and Senior Representative for US Operations of ANZ Grindlays Bank, New York for two years where he headed the bank’s operations with the responsibility of product development, marketing, regulatory and compliance issues, developing leadership skills and creating a profitable model for the bank. His last held position was Manager (Development & Planning) of state bank India in New York for three years and 11 months with the responsibility of strategic planning and implementation of marketing strategy for capturing businesses of Non-Resident Indians in the USA. His successful marketing and implementation strategy lead to a new business worth over $500 Million in about four years, and he was even honored with the Man of Year award.